Smooth Tab

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Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo
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Artist: santana &rob thomas
Song: smooth
Album: supernatural
 
I spent a while figuring this one out because the one you
have sounds nothing like the song when I hear it. This is
the long version of this song. Everything is here, from
start to finish including solo. If you are listening to
the shorter version,omit the bars that are labeled "skip"
 
[Intro]
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-------12----12h14-----------|
D|-12h14----14-----------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-------12-12b13r12----12-13------------|
G|-13-14-------------14-------14-(14)----|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------12--------------|
D|-12b14-12b14-12b14-----12p10---------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-12p10p9---------------------|
A|---------12-11-12-/14-12-----|
E|-----------------------------|
 
Man it's a hot one
Like seven inches from the midday sun
I hear you whisper & the words melt everyone
But you stay so cool
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------12h13p12-15-13-12-------12-------|
G|-------------------------------------14-13----13-14-|
D|--------------12h14---------------------------------|
A|---------12h15--------------------------------------|
E|-12--15---------------------------------------------|
 
My mu-equita, my Spanish harlem mona lisa
 
e|---------------|
B|-/17-/17-15-17-|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
 
Your my reason for reason
The step in my groove
 
e|------12-15p12--12------------------|
B|-15b17--------15--15-13-15/17-15b17-|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
And if you say this life ain't good enough
I would give my world to lift you up
I could change my life to better suit your mood
 
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------12-13p12----|
G|----------------14----------14-|
D|-12-12-12-14-15----------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
 
Cause you're so smooth
 
e|------12------12-15p12--12--------------------------------|
B|-15b17---15b17--------15--15--15p13-15p13-15p13-15p13-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------14-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
And it's just like the ocean under the moon
Well that's the same emotion that I get from you
You got the kind of lovin that can be so smooth
Gimme your heart, make it real
Or else forget about it
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------12-12b13r12----12--13--------------15b17--|
G|-/14-------13-14--------------14------14-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------|
B|------15b17r15p13-------|
G|------------------14----|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
 
 I'll tell you one thing
 If you would leave it would be a crying shame
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|-/14-12-|
A|--------|
E|--------|
 
In every breath and every word
I hear your name calling me out
 
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------12-13-12--13p12--------------------|
G|-------------12-14-----------------14-14-13-14-13-14--|
D|-12h14-12h14------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
 
Out from the barrio, you hear my rhythm from your radio
You feel the turning of the world so soft and slow
Turning you round and round
 
e|------12-15p12--12------------------|
B|-15b17--------15--15-13-15/17-15b17-|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
 And if you say this life ain't good enough
 I would give my world to lift you up
 I could change my life to better suit your mood
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------12-13---15-13-15-13-15-|
G|-----------14------------------------|
D|-12-14-15----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
 
 Cause you're so smooth
e|------12------12-15p12--12----------------------------|
B|-15b17---15b17--------15---15-15p13-15p13-15p13-15p13-|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------12------------------12--13--|
G|----------14-----------------------------------14----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  and its just like the ocean under the moon   well its the
 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------15-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 same emotion that i get from you  you got the
 
e|---12h13p12------12--------------------------------------|
B|-----------15p13----13-15-13-15-15-13--------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------10\------------|
E|-------------------------------------------8\------------|
 kinda lovin that can be so smooth       gimme your heart
 
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--10-------12\------------------------|
E|---8-------10\------------------------|
 make it real or else forget about it
 
[Solo]
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------12b13r12--------------------------12-13-12-|
G|-14-------13--14----------14-------16p14p13-----13----------|
D|---------------------------------------------14-------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-SKIP-------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------12-12h13-12----13----------------------|
G|-14-------16-13---------------14-----14------------------|
D|------------------------------------------/14-/14-12-14--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-15b17-15b17-15b17r15-12----12----19b20r19-17---12h15-------|
B|-------------------------15---------------------------15-17-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------17-19-20-19-20-19-20-19-20-19-20-19-20-19-|
B|-12-15h17p15----17------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-20-19-20b22--22-22-22----/17-/17---17-17-15---------|
B|--------------------------------------------17-15h17-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------************-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------17-15----------------------------------------------|
B|-15b17-17-----17-15b17r15--------15\-----5-5-5555-6666-7777-|
G|-------------------------17p14h17---------------------------|
D|-**********************************-------------------------|
A|-(parts that have stars under them--)-----------------------|
E|-(are played faster than they appear)-----------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------|
B|-8888-9999-10101010-11111111-12-|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
 
And it's just like the ocean under the moon
Well that's the same emotion that I get from you
You got the kind of lovin that can be so smooth
Gimme your heart, make it real
Or else forget about it
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------12-12b13r12----12--13--------------15b17--|
G|-/14-------13-14--------------14------14-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------|
B|------15b17r15p13-------|
G|------------------14----|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
 
(from here on the lyrics just repeat over, so you'll
just have to try and follow it along )
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------12-12b13r12----12--13--------15b17---------|
G|-/14-------13-14--------------14------14----------------/14-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------12b13r12----12-13-17p13-12h13p12-------------------|
G|-13-14----------14---------------------14p12h14-----------|
D|------------------------------------------------14--------|
A|-------------------------*************************--------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-17-17-17-17-17----15------17-17-17-17-17-17----17-------|
G|-17-17-17-17-17-17-16---------17-17-17-17-17-17-16----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-12------12-15p12-----12-----------------17-----17-----17-|
B|----15b17--------13h15--15b17-------15b17--15b17--15b17---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------17----17----17----17--19-19-19-19b21r19--17-17-|
B|-15b17---17----17----17------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-/17-/17-17-17-17--19-19-19b21-19b21--19p17-----|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-15-12h15p12--------12------------------------------------|
B|------------13-15b17--13--13-15b17-15-13-15-13-15-13-15\--|
G|------------------------14--------------------------------|
D|-*********************************------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-----------------------12-13-12-15-12--------------------|
G|---14-14---------------14-----------------14----------------|
D|-------------14-12--14-------------------------15-14-12h14--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------|----------------------------12-12-------20p19p17-|
B|--------|-----------------------12h15---------17----------|
G|--------|--------------12--12h14--------------------------|
D|--------|------12h14h15--15-------------------------------|
A|-----12-|-12h15-------------------------------------------|
E|--------|-********************************----------------|
 
e|-20p19p17-20p19p17-20p19p17-20p19p17--fade out---|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 
************************************
 
| h  Hammer-on
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
 
************************************
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77 comments
that means slide from that note to the next 12/13 means slide from 12th fret to 13th
+13
great tab!
+11
dude you're trying to play this song and you don't even know what a bend is lol..it means play the 12th fret, bend to the pitch of the 13th fret, then release the bend but hold the note so that it returns to the original pitch of the 12th fret. you just bend to raise the pitch then bring it back to get the original pitch. make sense? good deal, now that i've typed a lesson in the comments section..great tab. 5 stars.